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| jimkelly |
  Sep 19 2012, 04:32 PM
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figured i could at least started on low cost areas of preping my tub for suby engine and trans conversion.
so started with removing big black bumpers. Attached image(s)   
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jimkelly Jim Kelly's 1975 914 Subaru Conversion and bumper backdate Sep 19 2012, 04:32 PM
jimkelly selling my last set of 4 lug fuch so both my cars ... Sep 19 2012, 04:33 PM jimkelly rear trunk as it currently looks - i know it will ... Sep 19 2012, 04:34 PM jimkelly cut out for radiator air flow in and out.
used dr... Sep 19 2012, 04:36 PM jimkelly as for backdating the bumpers. i cut the tabs off ... Sep 19 2012, 04:38 PM jimkelly question - should i be spraying all the exposed me... Sep 19 2012, 04:40 PM
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question - should i be spraying all the exposed m... Sep 19 2012, 06:25 PM mittelmotor Lookin' good, Jim! Can't help you with... Sep 19 2012, 05:03 PM jimkelly i have this welder - never used it - need to get a... Sep 19 2012, 05:15 PM bigkensteele
i have this welder - never used it - need to get ... Sep 19 2012, 06:12 PM matthepcat Looks good. Keep posting progress. I need motivati... Sep 19 2012, 05:30 PM mepstein Is the V8 car done? Sep 19 2012, 07:00 PM jimkelly not yet - but i'll need better MPG's until... Sep 19 2012, 07:18 PM Lennies914
not yet - but i'll need better MPG's unti... Sep 19 2012, 08:16 PM mepstein
not yet - but i'll need better MPG's unti... Sep 20 2012, 05:35 AM zymurgist
not yet - but i'll need better MPG's unti... Sep 20 2012, 12:28 PM Evil914
not yet - but i'll need better MPG's unti... Sep 21 2012, 07:15 AM ruby914 Hey jim,
looking good.
I hear the top of the whee... Sep 19 2012, 08:03 PM bigkensteele I am subscribing as well, since I want to backdate... Sep 19 2012, 08:38 PM mepstein
I am subscribing as well, since I want to backdat... Sep 20 2012, 05:34 AM kg6dxn Subscribed!
I love fabrication. :wub: Sep 19 2012, 08:44 PM jimkelly no - i wish i did though - it was a 1.8 with one b... Sep 20 2012, 05:54 AM IM101 Very cool, looks like a great body to start with. ... Sep 20 2012, 11:48 AM 76-914 Aren't those helmets the best thing since pock... Sep 20 2012, 12:09 PM jimkelly just finished fabbing the plugs for the holes left... Sep 20 2012, 12:13 PM bulitt Tractor supply exchanges the small co/argon bottle... Sep 20 2012, 04:37 PM jimkelly while i only drilled out about 12 spot welds so fa... Sep 21 2012, 06:27 AM Eric_Shea What happened to the car Scotty b(iatch) was/is wo... Sep 21 2012, 06:36 AM jimkelly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adderall
all drugs h... Sep 21 2012, 06:45 AM jimkelly removed most of the passenger side tin shelf - hel... Sep 21 2012, 11:05 AM Eric_Shea Seriously... are you not going to finish the V8 ca... Sep 21 2012, 01:50 PM jimkelly eric - i'll update my v8 thread after i work o... Sep 21 2012, 02:20 PM trojanhorsepower That looks like a good spot weld cutter, who makes... Sep 21 2012, 02:32 PM Porcharu Wire wheel and or wire wheel cup (the nasty ones m... Sep 21 2012, 02:32 PM jimkelly Blair makes the spot weld remover - to buy link ab... Sep 21 2012, 03:27 PM strawman Try a twisted-wire wheel; the one you've got i... Sep 21 2012, 09:18 PM jimkelly knotty wire wheel - got it
safety gloves and googl... Sep 22 2012, 06:01 AM smdubovsky Looking good.
You want "C25" gas. 25% ... Sep 22 2012, 06:24 AM kg6dxn
I have a $$$ miller digital elite... Sep 22 2012, 06:45 AM jimkelly man - i read and reread this exchange.
then i rea... Sep 22 2012, 09:00 AM Porcharu
man - i read and reread this exchange.
then i re... Oct 11 2012, 05:33 PM smdubovsky Yeah, took me a while too. sight... They all pro... Sep 22 2012, 11:24 AM jimkelly thanks for this additional info!
i just got b... Sep 22 2012, 12:19 PM balljoint
thanks for this additional info!
i just got ... Sep 22 2012, 01:04 PM mepstein Also a face mask/respirator to protect your lungs. Sep 22 2012, 01:12 PM scotty b
Also a face mask/respirator to protect your lungs... Sep 22 2012, 06:35 PM kg6dxn I agree with the face mask.
One day after using t... Sep 22 2012, 01:20 PM TargaToy
I agree with the face mask.
One day after using ... Sep 22 2012, 07:52 PM bulitt There's not many tools manufactured in the US ... Sep 22 2012, 03:24 PM jimkelly
If you need magnifier safety glasses they are ava... Sep 23 2012, 04:00 AM jimkelly don't be like me and cust thru brake lines or ... Sep 22 2012, 07:19 PM jimkelly draining the gas tank so i can pull it out.
will a... Sep 23 2012, 05:50 AM jimkelly ok - gas tank out - heater stuff removed - interio... Sep 23 2012, 10:28 AM jimkelly i emailed the poster of this video (jeff) about hi... Sep 24 2012, 04:51 AM jimkelly ok - fuel lines are out - peddle custer is out - h... Sep 24 2012, 08:39 AM bulitt You need some ospho and a hose end sprayer...and I... Sep 24 2012, 09:13 AM jimkelly i'd like to see this set up - i'm visual -... Sep 24 2012, 10:59 AM jimkelly a vaccum hose thru the tunnel got most of the loos... Sep 24 2012, 11:04 AM jimkelly after 30 minutes - alot of it comes off in big chu... Sep 24 2012, 12:22 PM SUNAB914 Don't burn out bro! Sep 24 2012, 01:57 PM jimkelly now i can see these two, firewall/top of long, are... Sep 25 2012, 06:29 AM jimkelly drivers side, firewall/top of long, hole to be pat... Sep 25 2012, 09:28 AM jimkelly thought i woulod tackle an easy job - removing the... Sep 25 2012, 10:50 AM mittelmotor Maybe you could remove the entire assembly by tapp... Sep 25 2012, 12:31 PM jimkelly rear castle not - is it 32mm?
my 32mm socket feel... Sep 25 2012, 02:26 PM scotty b the castle nut is a 30mm. Soak it or try some MAPP... Sep 25 2012, 02:43 PM jimkelly 30mm - well that explains a lot - thanks
MAPP GA... Sep 25 2012, 03:10 PM bulitt You can buy a deep 30mm impact socket at auto zone... Sep 25 2012, 04:36 PM jimkelly thanks - i'll do that and then soak it in PB B... Sep 25 2012, 04:40 PM jimkelly just cut out a section of sheet metal behind the b... Sep 26 2012, 07:09 AM Spoke The impact wrench should work well to remove the n... Sep 26 2012, 07:50 AM jimkelly i went out an got a 30mm socket and some pb blaste... Sep 26 2012, 10:16 AM jimkelly breaking my axle assy's down - i'll need 2... Sep 26 2012, 01:54 PM jimkelly my daily driver now has 30,000 miles on it and the... Sep 27 2012, 11:13 AM jimkelly rusted passenger side firewall area above long cut... Sep 28 2012, 12:58 PM jimkelly drivers side long - pics, pre and post vaccuming. Sep 29 2012, 08:15 AM charliew Jim have you looked closely at the inside area whe... Sep 29 2012, 08:51 AM jimkelly i will check it out and use caution - thanks Sep 29 2012, 09:01 AM jersey914 Yikes!
:welder: Sep 29 2012, 09:06 AM jimkelly removed some more of the cabin tar. i assume ever... Sep 29 2012, 02:14 PM jimkelly my plan is to lose the headlight motors and make m... Sep 30 2012, 04:28 PM bigkensteele
my plan is to lose the headlight motors and make ... Oct 1 2012, 02:17 PM jimkelly eric shea's brake venting thread ...
http://ww... Oct 1 2012, 02:02 PM jimkelly for a little weight savings and to have less thing... Oct 1 2012, 02:22 PM jimkelly a place to buy ospho ...
http://www.jamestowndistr... Oct 2 2012, 10:14 AM bulitt Sherwin williams paint stores. Oct 2 2012, 02:40 PM jimkelly i called 3 delaware stores and 1 maryland store an... Oct 2 2012, 05:17 PM jimkelly nothing going on - lack of cash and the holidays -... Nov 30 2012, 02:06 PM  |
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